Comments on: Google Maps Geolocation Bookmarklet http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/ johnath in blog form Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tyla http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/comment-page-1/#comment-214094 Tyla Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:59:08 +0000 http://blog.johnath.com/?p=329#comment-214094 Hmm, not working for me. I'm fairly sure I did it right? Oh well, guess I'll stalk you guys with itinerary suggestions the old-fashioned way... using a couple of different tabs. ;) Hmm, not working for me. I’m fairly sure I did it right? Oh well, guess I’ll stalk you guys with itinerary suggestions the old-fashioned way… using a couple of different tabs. ;)

]]> By: jmdesp http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/comment-page-1/#comment-214093 jmdesp Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:18:24 +0000 http://blog.johnath.com/?p=329#comment-214093 NB: Even without the google API, they are some open database on the web to do the same, just probably quite less precise, and also even without that part the sample is still very useful to show how to get that cell info from the phone, the solution to do that is very hackery on windows mobile. NB: Even without the google API, they are some open database on the web to do the same, just probably quite less precise, and also even without that part the sample is still very useful to show how to get that cell info from the phone, the solution to do that is very hackery on windows mobile.

]]> By: jmdesp http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/comment-page-1/#comment-214092 jmdesp Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:13:56 +0000 http://blog.johnath.com/?p=329#comment-214092 And in Fennec, can the geolocation use GSM based info for crude localisation when you don't have GPS ? The Windos Mobile version of google maps does that, and there's a sample of how to do it on code project. That sample uses the hidden google api google maps itself relies on to tranform the GSM info into localisation though, which certainly isn't very clean if you don't have proper autorisation from Google to do it. And in Fennec, can the geolocation use GSM based info for crude localisation when you don’t have GPS ?
The Windos Mobile version of google maps does that, and there’s a sample of how to do it on code project. That sample uses the hidden google api google maps itself relies on to tranform the GSM info into localisation though, which certainly isn’t very clean if you don’t have proper autorisation from Google to do it.

]]> By: Matti http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/comment-page-1/#comment-214088 Matti Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:50 +0000 http://blog.johnath.com/?p=329#comment-214088 How about doing that for Openstreetmap instead of the closed google maps ? How about doing that for Openstreetmap instead of the closed google maps ?

]]> By: Michael Lefevre http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/comment-page-1/#comment-214087 Michael Lefevre Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:22:25 +0000 http://blog.johnath.com/?p=329#comment-214087 Now why did I post a comment saying "I haven't actually looked" instead of looking? dougt's addon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8420 looks like what I described. Only problem is that it's not marked as compatible with 3.5... Now why did I post a comment saying “I haven’t actually looked” instead of looking?

dougt’s addon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8420 looks like what I described. Only problem is that it’s not marked as compatible with 3.5…

]]> By: Michael Lefevre http://blog.johnath.com/2009/06/24/google-maps-geolocation-bookmarklet/comment-page-1/#comment-214086 Michael Lefevre Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:19:54 +0000 http://blog.johnath.com/?p=329#comment-214086 I must admit I haven't actually looked, but I'd like something a bit the other way around (especially if more sites actually start using this). Pretty much all the time I'm on the internet I'm either in front of a chunky desktop computer at home, or at work - the computers don't move. Geolocation on both computers goes from the IP, and locates me somewhere in central London, miles away from where I am (and miles across a dense city at that). It would be good if I had a dummy Geolocation back-end where I could point to my location, and have it use that for geolocation. I must admit I haven’t actually looked, but I’d like something a bit the other way around (especially if more sites actually start using this). Pretty much all the time I’m on the internet I’m either in front of a chunky desktop computer at home, or at work – the computers don’t move. Geolocation on both computers goes from the IP, and locates me somewhere in central London, miles away from where I am (and miles across a dense city at that).

It would be good if I had a dummy Geolocation back-end where I could point to my location, and have it use that for geolocation.

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